Olivia joined Stryker in June of 2012. With over 10 years in human resources, Olivia brings a wealth of knowledge and experience designing and implementing innovative programs to enhance culture, develop talent and champion organizational change. Highly skilled in building trust, organizational design, communication, coaching and mentoring. Olivia is a charismatic leader, able to influence while maintaining a high level of engagement with both sales and internal teams. She has demonstrated expertise in project management, acquisition execution, sales compensation, career pathing, personal development training and P&L management. Olivia has been recognized for her transformational leadership, performance focus, and innovative ideas. She utilizes data and insights to create practices and processes that align with the increasing speed of innovation and ever-changing dynamics and demographics of employees and customers. Her results-oriented approach has led to reduced cost, enhanced employee engagement and expanded workforce diversity. Before joining Stryker Olivia retired from the United States Coast Guard in 2012. Most notably in 2009 Olivia made Coast Guard history as she became one of two first African American Engineer officers to serve on a “major” cutter. Olivia is extremely passionate about supporting military Veterans and enhancing DEI initiatives. She is an active member of the Stryker Veterans Association and serves on the National board for the Stryker African Ancestry Network. Olivia is a sought-after advisor and speaker on talent topics, military veteran hiring, transformational leadership and diversity equity and inclusion. She is also the cohost of the Embracing Only Podcast that highlights stories of women who are thriving as an “only”, defying all odds. Olivia graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. She holds several coaching certifications and is a continuous learner, thought partner, and mentor. She resides in Tampa, Florida with her husband. As a family they love to spend time on the water and giving back to their community.
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